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not the water column, therefore marine gas industry will persist, grow and re- advanced technologies. Acoustic Zoom mammals and their habitats are typically main very pro? table. It is an industry is part of this changing tableau and will not disturbed. that when pushed to the edge, responds over time be a recognized evolutionary

The introduction of Acoustic Zoom through better cost effective manage- force for changes to the way we execute addresses the need for producing high ment practices and adoption of more exploratory surveying.” Guigné.

resolution images of the geology by fully exploiting the use of acoustics in a manner similar to a radio telescope. A principle ? rst used to search galaxies in the mid 1950’s and still used today. “Acoustic Zoom is an ‘earth telescope,’

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a stationary lens from which propagat- ing sounds can be manipulated and

High-resolution real-time made to be directed to “zoom” into a ? eld with unprecedented imaging quali- ties, capturing the way the sound energy 3D imaging in any visibility gets redistributed - attenuated, re? ected and scattered - all three forming the ? - nal but detailed image of the geology,” said Guigné. “It also allows a controlled low dose acoustic footprint, gentler on the surrounding environment, limiting the disturbances to fragile marine life. If anything, sea life of all forms has been seen to swim around the system out of curiosity, not out of alarm.”

The higher resolution found using this method offers the industry a way of re- ducing the need for unnecessary drilling in the future. Acoustic Zoom hails the beginning for innovative technologies in this industry, reducing both the associated operational costs as well as the environ- mental impacts of explorative activities.

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